Psalm 112:5-6 // Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice. Surely he will never be shaken; 6 a righteous man will be remembered forever.
- Legacy: Where my life lives on.
- Living so my life outlives me.
- Giving to something that will outlive me.
Mark 14:9 // Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.
John 12:1-8 // Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. 3 Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4 But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, 5 “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.” 6 He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it. 7 “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. 8 You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”
- Intentional
- Sacrificial
- Extravagant
- Why did Judas get so upset?
- Why would Mary give a gift that was so extravagant?
Ephesians 2:1-5 // As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world… Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.
- The enemy of generosity is selfishness.
- MINE!
- Extravagant - More than you have.
- Intentional
- Sacrificial
- Extravagant
- 300 Denarii
- Levels of Giving:
Proverbs 3:9-10 // Honor the Lord with your possessions, and with the firstfruits of all your increase; so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
Exodus 23:19 // The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring into the house of the Lord your God.
- Pray
- Have a Plan
- Automate the Important
- Levels of Giving:
Genesis 4:3-5 // And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord. 4 Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering, 5 but He did not respect Cain and his offering.
- Levels of Giving:
- Extravagant - Extravagant Giving
Hebrews 11:6 // And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
- Extravagant - More than you have.
- Extravagant - all that I have.
Mark 14:9 // Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.
